Man arrested for molesting 3-year-old

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

By Narendra Gupta

A 43-year-old man in Kalyan who had allegedly molested a three-year-old girl from Mumbra, has been arrested.

The girl had come with her mother to the offender's house at around 12.30 pm on Friday, where her mother has been working as a maid. The accused, who has been identified as Sunil Pawar, was in one of the rooms with the girl, while the mother had been engaged in washing clothes.

Taking advantage of the situation, the accused allegedly molested the minor when her mother had gone to out to dry the clothes. When the mother returned, she found that the door had been locked from inside and the child had no clothes on her. Thereafter, she rushed to police station and booked a case against him, the police said.

The accused has been booked under Section 354 (B) and 323 and also under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the police said.

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